Curt Collias knew he needed a website, and sooner rather than later. Having expanded his fresh seafood market to include broiled and fried seafood meals, it was time to expand his marketing efforts, too.

Maps, Social Media and Email List

The Breakwater Fish and Lobster site is built on the highly-regarded, open source, WordPress framework.

But just because it’s a small, local business doesn’t mean it can’t have a gorgeous design, and benefit from integration with some major players like Google, Facebook and MailChimp.

Google Maps Integration with WordPress

Older websites used to have static maps (just a picture of a map, really), or a link out to a mapping service. Location and directions are important for Breakwater, since they are “just off” Main St., so we built in an interactive Google Map.

Like Us on Facebook

Curt was just launching a Facebook Fan Page for the business, so we built in the ability for site visitors to easily Like the site.

Newsletter – Built In Sign Up Forms

Part of the long term marketing and communication plan includes an email-based newsletter. While you can pay for the same service elsewhere, Curt chose the very competent, easy to use (and FREE) service from . The MailChimp sign up form is integrating directly into the sidebar.